Board of Directors - Opportunities

Clay County Low-Income Representative Needed to fill Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc. Board Vacancy

Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc. is seeking candidates interested in running for election to the Board of Directors of the Agency. This seat provides a representative for the low-income sector of Clay County and is up for election.

Qualified candidates must reside in Clay County and be at least 18 years of age. Nominees need not be low income themselves, but must be able to represent the needs of the low-income population. Preferred qualifications include an Early Childhood Education Professional. The names of interested individuals will be included on an election ballot and distributed to the low-income electorate of Clay County for voting.

Interested candidates should call Lori Ward at 218-299-7268 or Joseph Pederson at 218-299-7019 or toll free at 1-800-452-3646 or go online to www.lakesandprairies.net to receive a Nominee Data Sheet to be completed and filed with the agency no later than July 30, 2012. Secret ballots will then be mailed to low-income clients in Clay County.

For further information about Lakes & Prairies and/or the Board of Directors and Nominee Data Sheet, please click here.

A Minnesota Without Poverty Gathering

An estimated 55-60 people attended A Minnesota Without Poverty gathering in Moorhead, MN. The event included presentations and reflections from:
Bishop Larry Wohlrabe, Bishop, Northwestern Minnesota Synod ELCA,
Bishop Michael Hoeppner, Bishop of the Crookston Diocese, and,
Gregory Gray, Director, Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020.

Joe Pederson, Executive Director of Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership,
shared a history of how we got to where we are today as well as moderated the event. Those attending received an Executive Summary of the Commission’s work that Gregory Gray brought with him. In addition, those attending received Rooting Out Poverty badges and the Community Action Partnership Executive Summary of the Rooting Out Poverty campaign. Planning was aided by materials from Rev. Nancy Maeker, Acting Director for A Minnesota Without Poverty, Minnesota Council of Churches.